THERE is quite a bit of noise and confusion emanating from Islamabad on the question of new provinces. The defence minister, Khawaja Asif, recently suggested the possibility of there being as many as 12 provinces under a new configuration, drawn on administrative rather than ethnic or linguistic lines. Now, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi wants to hold a referendum to ‘settle’ the matter. In between, there has been talk of a 28th amendment being rushed through before the year is out. Which one is it going to be? Interestingly, Mr Naqvi has also claimed that he and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari are “almost on the same page”. He was referring to the latter’s suggestion for a “political........

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